CVE-2025-52964

Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Receipt of a specific BGP UPDATE causes an rpd crash on devices with BGP multipath configured

Description

A Reachable Assertion vulnerability in the Routing Protocol Daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). When the device receives a specific BGP UPDATE packet, the rpd crashes and restarts. Continuous receipt of this specific packet will cause a sustained DoS condition. For the issue to occur, BGP multipath with "pause-computation-during-churn" must be configured on the device, and the attacker must send the paths via a BGP UPDATE from a established BGP peer. This issue affects: Junos OS: * All versions before 21.4R3-S7, * from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S3, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S5, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2, * from 23.4 before 23.4R2. Junos OS Evolved: * All versions before 21.4R3-S7-EVO, * from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S3-EVO, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S5-EVO, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-EVO, * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-EVO.

Remediation

Solution:

  • The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS: 21.4R3-S7, 22.3R3-S3, 22.4R3-S5, 23.2R2, 23.4R2, 24.2R1, and all subsequent releases. Junos OS Evolved: 21.4R3-S7-EVO, 22.3R3-S3-EVO, 22.4R3-S5-EVO, 23.2R2-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO, 24.2R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases.

Workaround:

  • This issue can be mitigated by disabling the multipath computation pause command "pause-computation-during-churn".

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 4.0 •
CVSS 3.1 •
Vendor Advisory juniper.net
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-52964?
CVE-2025-52964 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-52964?
To fix CVE-2025-52964: The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS: 21.4R3-S7, 22.3R3-S3, 22.4R3-S5, 23.2R2, 23.4R2, 24.2R1, and all subsequent releases. Junos OS Evolved: 21.4R3-S7-EVO, 22.3R3-S3-EVO, 22.4R3-S5-EVO, 23.2R2-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO, 24.2R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases.
Is CVE-2025-52964 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-52964 is being actively exploited.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-52964?
CVE-2025-52964 affects Juniper Networks Junos OS, Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved.
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